SAT Prep Mixed Vocabulary Words Lesson 2
SAT WORD
A. Alienate
PART OF
SPEECH
Adjective
B.
C.
D.
E.
Noun
Verb
Verb
Adjective
antagonism
cajole
chastise
compatible
AB. Desecrate
Verb
AC. dogmatic
Adjective
AD. esoteric
Adjective
AE. facilitate
BC. furtive
Verb
Adjective
DEFINITION
To turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward
anyone; to estrange
Hostility; active opposition; animosity
To persuade by pleasant words or false promises
To criticize severely
Agreeing; able to exist together without conflict;
existing in harmony
to treat with profane disrespect; to divert from a
sacred to a profane use
Positive and emphatic in asserting opinions;
stubbornly opinionated
Understood by only a select few who have special
knowledge or interest in the subject
To make easy; to help bring about
Done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed;
sly; shifty
1. With a _______________ glance over his shoulder, the dishonest customer pocketed two Milky
Way candy bars.
2. It was Blanche’s plan to ___________ Archer into buying a bungalow at the seashore.
3. Unwilling to ___________ our old neighbors, we put up with their boisterous friends.
4. The young troublemakers planned to __________ the cemetery by overturning headstones.
5. To _________ our move, the company sent a crew to crate all of our furniture.
6. When the couple realized they weren’t ___________, they sought a divorce.
7. It was wrong to _________ Jason for such a minor offense when he only deserved to be
admonished.
8. When Randy debates, his huge ego makes all of his claims sound ______________________.
9. Teenagers often show _________ toward parental suggestions that they follow all the
household rules.
10. Ms. Humphlett’s movie reference was so ___________ that not one of us understood it.
True or False: Based upon the way the new words are used, identify the following sentences as True (A)
or False (B).
1. _____ Dogmatic people tend to be tolerant of the views of others.
2. ______ Glad that he was cajoled into buying a raffle ticket, Vincent ended up winning the
Mercedes
3. ______ The family of the overthrown ruler vowed to not allow anyone to desecrate his name.
4. ______ If you alienate her affections, she might sue for divorce.
5. ______ Peanut butter and jelly have always been a compatible sandwich combination.